60NYT > Michael Mulgrewtopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/michael_mulgrew/index.html?rss=1News about Michael Mulgrew, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 03 Mar 2015 15:47:29 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comNew York City Teachers’ Union Is Closing Portion of Its Brooklyn Charter Schoolhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/nyregion/new-york-city-teachers-union-is-closing-portion-of-its-brooklyn-charter-school.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/nyregion/new-york-city-teachers-union-is-closing-portion-of-its-brooklyn-charter-school.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/02/28/nyregion/27CHARTER/27CHARTER-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Low student tests scores are forcing the United Federation of Teachers to shut down the kindergarten-to-eighth-grade portion of a charter school it started in 2005.By KATE TAYLORSat, 28 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/28/nyregion/new-york-city-teachers-union-is-closing-portion-of-its-brooklyn-charter-school.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNew Contract for Teachers Is Altering Schools&#8217; Hourshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/nyregion/teacher-contract-change-is-altering-schools-hours.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBecause of changes in the new teachers&#8217; contract, a number of schools are moving up the start of the school day, and more than a few parents are not happy about it.By KYLE SPENCERFri, 20 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/nyregion/teacher-contract-change-is-altering-schools-hours.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAs Ballot Count Nears, City’s Teachers Debate Whether to Ratify Contracthttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/nyregion/teachers-consider-new-contract-before-upcoming-vote.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/nyregion/teachers-consider-new-contract-before-upcoming-vote.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/05/26/nyregion/26TEACHER/26TEACHER-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>With less than two weeks before ballots are counted, details about health care and retroactive pay are the biggest concerns among New York City teachers.By AL BAKERMon, 26 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/26/nyregion/teachers-consider-new-contract-before-upcoming-vote.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTeachers Question Pay-for-Performance Element in Proposed Contracthttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/nyregion/some-teachers-question-pay-for-performance-element-in-proposed-contract.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/nyregion/some-teachers-question-pay-for-performance-element-in-proposed-contract.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/05/03/nyregion/03TEACHERS/03TEACHERS-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Some say a new agreement that would pay extra to New York teachers who take on more work is too good to be true, while others welcome the raises.By AL BAKERSat, 03 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/nyregion/some-teachers-question-pay-for-performance-element-in-proposed-contract.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTeacher Accord Gives City a Map for Other Dealshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/nyregion/de-blasio-new-york-teachers-contract-deal.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/nyregion/de-blasio-new-york-teachers-contract-deal.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/05/02/nyregion/02YUFT/02YUFT-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a labor deal with New York City’s largest teachers’ union that will grant $3.4 billion in back pay to the union in exchange for a reduction in health care costs and an easing of classroom work rules.By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and NIKITA STEWARTFri, 02 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/nyregion/de-blasio-new-york-teachers-contract-deal.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDe Blasio Pushes a 9-Year Contract for Teachershttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/nyregion/de-blasio-pushing-for-9-year-contract-with-teachers-union.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe de Blasio administration is seeking a deal with the union that would let New York City stretch out potentially huge retroactive pay raises.By STEVEN GREENHOUSESat, 15 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/nyregion/de-blasio-pushing-for-9-year-contract-with-teachers-union.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFair Pay for City Teachershttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/opinion/fair-pay-for-city-teachers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssMichael Mulgrew of the teachers&#8217; union writes that it is time for a solution that includes taxpayers and schoolchildren.Fri, 07 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/07/opinion/fair-pay-for-city-teachers.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssTeachers’ Push for Back Pay May Pinch New York Cityhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/nyregion/teachers-push-for-back-pay-may-pinch-city.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/nyregion/teachers-push-for-back-pay-may-pinch-city.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/02/05/nyregion/jpLABOR1/jpLABOR1-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A fight over $3.4 billion in retroactive pay for teachers could make it harder for other city workers to win the raises they have been agitating for after several years of working with expired contracts.By STEVEN GREENHOUSE and KATE TAYLORWed, 05 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/nyregion/teachers-push-for-back-pay-may-pinch-city.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFor de Blasio, Contract Talks Offer Problemhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/nyregion/union-demands-leave-de-blasio-in-a-quandary.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/nyregion/union-demands-leave-de-blasio-in-a-quandary.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/11/12/nyregion/y-LABOR/y-LABOR-thumbStandard-v3.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>New York’s next mayor, Bill de Blasio, is considered a friend of labor, but a looming deficit means he won’t be able to be as friendly as municipal unions might like.By STEVEN GREENHOUSETue, 12 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/12/nyregion/union-demands-leave-de-blasio-in-a-quandary.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssNew York Sues Teachers’ Union Over Deal on Disciplinary Hearingshttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/28/nyregion/new-york-sues-teachers-union-over-deal-on-disciplinary-hearings.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssThe 2010 agreement closed “rubber rooms” and was supposed to expedite the hearing process, but the union has been slow in helping select arbitrators, the Bloomberg administration said.By AL BAKERSat, 28 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/28/nyregion/new-york-sues-teachers-union-over-deal-on-disciplinary-hearings.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss